The winners for the 2022 Ringo Awards were announced last night at the Baltimore Comic-Con, making this the sixth year for the awards program named for artist Mike Wieringo, who passed away in 2007.
Nominees were chosen by fans, along with a panel of judges that included artist Jim Calafiore, Finder creator Carla Speed McNeil, writer Jarrett Melendez, retailer Joe Murray and author/comics professor Qiana Whitted.
Besides the Ringo Award themselves, a few other awards were given out during the ceremony:
- Mike Wieringo Spirit Award: Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters, Oni Press
- Dick Giordano Humanitarian of the Year Award: Scott Dunbier
- Hero Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Geppi
And here are the winners, in bold:
Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)
- WINNER: Jeff Lemire
- Sas Milledge
- Eric Powell
- Caytlin Vilbrandt
- Thomas Zahler
Best Writer
- Jeff Lemire
- MerryWeather
- Chris Miskiewicz
- Tom Taylor
- WINNER: James Tynion IV
Best Artist or Penciller
- WINNER: Filipe Andrade
- Juan Cavia
- Tyler Crook
- Jeff Edwards
- Jock
- PokuriMio
- Gabriel Rodriguez
Best Inker
- WINNER: Sal Buscema
- Adelso Corona
- Eber Ferreira
- Jonathan Glapion
- Sandra Hope
- Mark Morales
- Norm Rapmund
Best Letterer
- Andworld Designs
- Clayton Cowles
- Crank!
- WINNER: Taylor Esposito
- DC Hopkins
- Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Best Colorist
- Juan Cavia
- Bruna Costa
- Dijjo Lima
- WINNER: Dave McCaig
- K. O’Neill
- Sandro Pacucci
- Santiago R. Villa
Best Cover Artist
- WINNER: Simone Di Meo
- Jeff Edwards
- Stephanie Hans
- Javan Jordan
- Jeff Lemire
- Peach Momoko
- Sana Takeda
Best Series
- Locke & Key/The Sandman Universe: Hell & Gone, IDW Publishing
- Many Deaths of Laila Starr, BOOM! Studios
- WINNER: Something is Killing the Children, BOOM! Studios
- Stray Dogs, Image Comics
- Syphon, Image Comics
Best Single Issue or Story
- Commander RAO #1, Scout Comics
- Mamo #1, BOOM! Studios
- The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #3, BOOM! Studios
- WINNER: Something is Killing the Children #20, BOOM! Studios
- Tales of the Night Watchman: Under the Surface, So What? Press
Best Original Graphic Novel
- Ballad for Sophie, Top Shelf Productions
- Blowback, self-published
- WINNER: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Djeliya, TKO Studios
- Save it for Later: Promises, Parenthood, and the Urgency of Protest, Abrams Books
- This is Where We Fall, Z2
Best Anthology
- WINNER: DC Pride 2021, DC
- SENSORY: Life on the Spectrum, self-published
- Smut Peddler Presents: Sordid Past, Iron Circus Comics
- You Died: An Anthology of the Afterlife, Iron Circus Comics
- Yule: Dreadful Tales for the Holiday Season, self-published
Best Humor Comic
- Cyclopedia Exotica, Drawn & Quarterly
- Love and Capes: In the Time of Covid, Maerkle Press
- WINNER: Not All Robots, AWA Studios
- Twiztid Haunted High-Ons: Curse of the Green Book, Source Point Press
- Wicked Things, BOOM! Studios
Best Webcomic
- Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy, WEBTOON
- Batman: Wayne Family Adventures, WEBTOON
- I Escaped a Chinese Internment Camp, Insider
- Let’s Play, WEBTOON
- WINNER: Lore Olympus, WEBTOON
Best Humor Webcomic
- The Little Trashmaid, Tapas Media
- Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell, WEBTOON
- The Middle Age, middleagecomic.com
- Mr. Lovenstein, Tapas Media
- Rosebuds, GoComics
- WINNER: Sarah’s Scribbles, Tapas
Best Non-fiction Comic Work
- The Comic Book History of Animation, IDW Publishing
- WINNER: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- Elvis: The Official Graphic Novel, Z2
- Hakim’s Odyssey, Book 1: From Syria to Turkey, Graphic Mundi
- Run: Book One, Abrams Books
- Yummy: A History of Desserts, Random House Children’s Books
Best Kids Comic or Graphic Novel
- WINNER: Avatar: The Last Airbender–Suki, Alone. Dark Horse Comics
- Better Place, Top Shelf
- Just Roll With It, Random House Children’s Books
- Nobody Likes You, Greta Grump, Fantagraphics
- Rainbow Bridge, Aftershock
- The Underfoot: Into the Sun, Oni Press
Best Presentation in Design
- WINNER: Did You Hear What Eddie Gein Done?, Albatross Funnybooks
- EC Covers Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Friday Foster: The Ultimate Collection, ABLAZE Comics
- Jim Lee’s X-Men Artist’s Edition, IDW Publishing
- Locke & Key: Keyhouse Compendium, IDW Publishing
- Stake, Scout Comics
Fan Awards
In addition to the jury-selected awards, the Ringos also presented awards in five categories that are selected completely by open voting:
Favorite Hero: Sylas from Syphon (Image)
Favorite Villain: Captain Martell from Blowback (self-published)
Favorite New Series: Clinic of Horrors (WEBTOON)
Favorite New Talent: Vincent Kings
Favorite Publisher: Image Comics